November Travel News
Hi from Rick: Finding New “Back Doors”
The seaside town of Maiori was exactly what I'd been looking for. Instead of paying $50 for a Positano beach chair to sit between a British couple and a family from California, I laid my beach towel on the sand among Italian retirees who made sure I knew just where to get the best gelato. Kids in Maradona jerseys turned narrow lanes into soccer fields, the pastry shops were evangelical about the region's famous rum-soaked cakes, and there was just enough infrastructure to welcome travelers…and earn a place in my guidebook.
I'm happy to announce that not just one, but two new Rick Steves guidebooks (and many lovingly updated existing editions) are hitting the shelves — Rick Steves Rome, Florence & Venice (available now) and Rick Steves Naples & the Amalfi Coast (available in a few weeks) — just in time for winter, when many of us start dreaming up next year's travels and sketching out our trips… Read more
